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A review by maggiebook
The Hidden Light of Objects by Mai Al-Nakib
3.0
I took my time with this book and just finished it today. I enjoyed the stories. Al-Nakib's writing was very easy to read and a bit fanciful especially when she recounted childhood experiences.
The vignettes were very intriguing so I looked forward to the story following but I didn't always feel there was a connection. There probably was but I just didn't grasp it.
While reading I always felt something bad would happen so I read on with a sense of dread...maybe a foreshadowing because of the setting? So if I described the stories I would say sad though I don't think all stories were sad.
Overall like most collections of short stories there are some to recommend and others I wouldn't but as a collection I think it was worth the read.
The vignettes were very intriguing so I looked forward to the story following but I didn't always feel there was a connection. There probably was but I just didn't grasp it.
While reading I always felt something bad would happen so I read on with a sense of dread...maybe a foreshadowing because of the setting? So if I described the stories I would say sad though I don't think all stories were sad.
Overall like most collections of short stories there are some to recommend and others I wouldn't but as a collection I think it was worth the read.